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RE: 10 people in an Rv
Already a thread running about it Here
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mike brez
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05/25/13 09:13am |
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RE: Don't know what happened but it's bad
Also the dirt area that was crossed is dry loose dirt and gravel and a slight down hill coming down off the highway, so trying to slow a heavy coach on that loose surface without locking it up and possibly rolling would have been difficult at best.
And... you cover 300' in about 4 seconds at that speed! Think about it.
I would assume that a person would automatically slam on the brakes if possible, without worrying about rolling, etc. perhaps a heart attack is indicated.
bumpy
Just fyi about the health problem as a cause... witnesses saw and heard the right front tire blow and send it off the highway at speed.
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mike brez
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05/25/13 08:59am |
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RE: Don't know what happened but it's bad
....and wait until the make of the tire comes out of the story. Should make some good conversation around here.
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mike brez
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05/25/13 07:59am |
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RE: Travel Channel RV Show
My wife said she saw the end to a preview commercial and think she saw a Prevost looking bus with fireplace and big flat screen tv.i hope this is not the way this show is going to go. I would rather see some every day regular rigs getting some kind of make overs.
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mike brez
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05/25/13 06:32am |
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RE: 1990 Southwind coach electric problems
Hi All.
Its "Amazing", what some "Proventive Maintainance" does for a Motorhome when it comes to Electrail issues.
And most all issues, also. One day, check you Motohomes Main Electrail Panel, and check all wires for tightness. You just might be surprized what you might find lose ?
Good Luck. Happy Travels. Dan & Jill
Yea I'm going to take apart all my relays today and clean them up :S
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mike brez
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05/24/13 08:33am |
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Travel Channel RV Show
Bret Michaels from Poison will have a RV series "Rock my RV" starting May 26th on the Travel Channel.
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mike brez
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05/23/13 07:01pm |
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RE: Tires wearing on inside
Gary what alignment specs did you use?
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mike brez
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05/23/13 06:11pm |
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RE: As requested, Red Max Pro instructions
So I'm thinking about tackling this on our '90 Empress. I've seen people mention in passing the idea of this polish yellowing like typical floor polish, over time. Possibly quickly due to sunlight. But I haven't seen anyone outright say it won't.. or that it will. Can someone who has used this stuff confirm how it looks after a year or a couple or few years?
Thanks
My experience as of today, one year later and still clear and shiny.
Mine has been on for over two years. One side done with Poli Glow(three years ago)and the other with Red Max(over two years ago) and both still look clear with no yellowing. My Moho is a off white color though but it looks like it did when waxed.
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mike brez
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05/23/13 06:27am |
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RE: 1992 itasca sunrise
I do. I installed a pair of them last year due to a leaky bag. They are very easy to install.
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mike brez
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05/22/13 09:14am |
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RE: 1992 itasca sunrise
Might want to keep This and This handy and Here is some more.
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mike brez
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05/22/13 06:27am |
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RE: Looking for a diesel guru
n4hwl was the first to say it and I agree. Check all of your connections to the hard lines for slipped boots or rips. I had just replaced my manifold gaskets and bolts on my ISC and blew off a boot during my test drive afterwards. One of the spring clamps just had enough so I chose to replace them all.
I mentioned that on page one. That is the first thing to look at. Been there done that.
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mike brez
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05/21/13 07:17am |
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RE: Looking for a diesel guru
Black smoke is just un burnt fuel. If you were pulling a heavy load up a grade until the turbo spools up to get enough air to burn all the fuel i could see it smoke. I would also look to see if all your turbo boots are nice and tight. My little 7.3 in my pickup can smoke like a freight train.
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mike brez
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05/20/13 09:19pm |
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RE: 1992 itasca sunrise
I had a 96 motor home on a 95 P30/32 chassis. The vehicle owners manual described how to set the pressure in the airbags. In case you don't have the manual this is what mine said:
The owner’s manual gives the following ranges:
4,300 LB front suspensions = 10 psi to 50 psi
5,000 LB front suspensions = 40 psi to 50 psi
5,300 LB front suspensions = 50 psi to 80 psi
5,500 LB front suspensions = 60 psi to 100 psi
For the proper adjustment it says to inflate the air bags to the maximum pressure for your vehicle, load the motor home, park on a level surface and then reduce the air pressure as needed to level the motor home but don’t reduce it below the minimum.
I have seen other schemes for adjusting the pressure per ride quality, but the 1995 Chevrolet Forward Control Chassis owner’s manual said to do it as shown above.
I don't know if it's accurate or not but other posts have said the pressure in the bags affects the alignment and you should have it checked when you get the pressure set. The manual did not mention that however.
I think you are also suppose to raise the front wheels off the ground and deflate the bags. Then inflate to 100psi and lower wheels back on the ground. Then adjust the pressure by deflating to your desired pressure.
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mike brez
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05/20/13 10:56am |
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RE: 1992 itasca sunrise
I could be wrong ,but I believe the Airbags were an optional item. 50 PSI seems like too much air pressure I would have thought 10 to 15 PSI !
I think every P30 came with air bags in the coils. 10-15 lbs in the bags are way to low. From the chassis manual Air Bags Front:
For a 4,300-lb suspension, 40-50 PSI. For a 5,000-lb suspension, 50 PSI. For a 5,300-lb suspension, 70 PSI. For a 5,500-lb suspension, 90 PSI.
The GM part number is 367762 for the bags used in the 4,300 and 5,000-lb suspensions.
The GM part number is 15631881 for the bags used in the 5,300 and 5,500-lb suspensions. This is an Airlift H.D. Bag. The part numbers can be updated at any time, and a new part number of 15731951 was released for 1984 through 1997, but your handy GM dealer should be able to figure it out. Be aware that these front air bags are contributors to the GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) for the chassis. Underinflation actually will decrease the rating and will undoubtedly affect handling. Overinflation makes the ride harder and doesn't increase the rating.
To get rid of the bags forever and never worry about them again go with a pair of These
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mike brez
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05/20/13 05:50am |
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RE: Alfa See Ya
Do yourself a favor and walk away. If you join one of the Alfa groups and read the archives you will quickly understand why they went out of business. Air conditioning does not work well. Unit leaks air everywhere. Slide mechanisms fail. There is a lot more. Most decent dealers will either not take them in trade or simply wholesale them off to "Joe's used car lot".
Moisheh
....and that was putting it nicely :R
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mike brez
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05/20/13 05:41am |
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RE: Carrying Aux propane tank
We carry our extra tank on our trailer.
Please make sure, if anyone ever decides to carry a propane tank, always carry it upright in a vented area. Never ever, carry a propane tank laying it down on its side. I am sure several people have done otherwise and never had a problem, however doing so can be fatal(person experience with this). You don't want to loose your family or family member because of something that very easily could have been avoided.
Propane is a very volitle gas, that is surprising easy to combust, and when it does, it expands very rapidly. Another big problem, is when tanks are being filled, they are often overfilled.
Do yourself a favor, when getting tanks filled, tell the person filling them to not quite fill them full. Overfilling of tanks happens very often, and when a tank is overfilled, it will vent off the exxcess gas later when the temperatures or pressures increase.
Here is the example, you take your tank it to be filled. It gets filled, probably even overfilled since overfilling takes place 50% of the time. The temperature outside is say 85 deg. You then take your tank and put it in your storage bay below your coach. Road temps, engine temps, exhaust temps, etc. heat up your bay & tank to probably 100 deg(or hotter). The propane expands in the tank and needs to vent(as it is desgined to do so) to releive the pressure. You now have a propane gas clound inside your bay compartment. This is somewhat normal for the most part. However when your tank is overfilled, which is also very common, you will have even more excess gas being vented off when your tank heats up. When your the gas cloud accidently ignites in an enclosed area, it will act like a bomb, which will then cause your actual propane tank to explode causing a second explosion. The two together will have devastaing effects.
Just to finalize this. Here is the results of my fathers accident, where a propane tank, in the bed of a parked truck, well vented, spontaneously combusted, and exploded. Imagine similar results under your coach in a bay compartment.
http://s23.postimg.org/5j0uatnnv/dad_truck.jpg
Holy shiit. Hope no one was injured or killed.
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mike brez
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05/19/13 08:33am |
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RE: Carrying Aux propane tank
I don't know why but I just don't like the idea of having a propane tank dangling on the back of my bumper.Maybe because I have been rear ended twice. :h
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mike brez
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05/19/13 07:56am |
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RE: Carrying Aux propane tank
I carry one all the time. I fits perfectly in a milk crate in a vented storage compartment.
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mike brez
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05/19/13 06:52am |
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RE: 1995 28ft Georgie Boy, Chevy 454, P30 chassis
Here is a little info on the P30 chassis and HereThis pretty much sums it all up.
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mike brez
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05/16/13 04:58pm |
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RE: 1995 28ft Georgie Boy, Chevy 454, P30 chassis
I looked closely to the front suspension and I see there is some kind of airbag inside the coil spring. there looks like a Schrader valve where you can pump it up with air. I never seen such a thing.
Welcome to the wonderfull world of the P30. When the bags go bad just get a set of These and never worry about them again.
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mike brez
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05/16/13 04:48pm |
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